July 2021
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When it happened…
Wednesday, 7 July 2021
What delegates came to discuss…
This conference examined the next steps for taking forward the AI roadmap, and the outlook for artificial intelligence in the UK.
It was timed to feed in to the development of the Government’s planned National AI Strategy, and follows the publication of the AI Roadmap earlier in 2021 from the AI Council, which provides recommendations for strategy - as well as the AI review from UKRI, setting out opportunities for unlocking its potential across the UK.
We were pleased to be able to include keynote contributions from: Professor Dame Wendy Hall, Regius Professor of Computer Science, Southampton University, and UK AI Skills Champion; Stephen Bonner, Executive Director, Regulatory Futures and Innovation, Information Commissioner’s Office; Jeremy Darot, Head of Data Innovation, The Scottish Government; Tabitha Goldstaub, Co-founder, CogX, and Chair, UK Government’s AI Council; Sana Khareghani, Deputy Director, Head of Office for Artificial Intelligence; and Jessica Smith, Deputy Director, Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation.
Areas for discussion included:
- the AI roadmap - priorities for taking the roadmap forward, and next steps for developing a national strategy
- AI-driven decision making - tackling biases and improving transparency
- the development of AI services - and priorities for developing the data infrastructure and research and development systems needed
- establishing UK leadership - the UK’s role as a world leader in AI and emerging technology, and ensuring the availability of skills and resources
Who attended…
Officials from BEIS; British Embassy Hanoi; British High Commission; the Cabinet Office; the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation; the Competition and Markets Authority; the DCMS; the Department for International Trade; the Department for Transport; the DHSC; the DWP; Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office; the Geospatial Commission; the Government Communications Headquarters; the Government Legal Department; the Government Office for Science; the Health and Safety Executive; HM Revenue & Customs; HM Treasury; the Home Office; Information Commissioner’s Office; the Intellectual Property Office; the Joint Air Quality Unit; the Maritime and Coastguard Agency; the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency; the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government; the Ministry of Defence; the Ministry of Justice; the National Audit Office; the National Cyber Security Centre; Ofcom; the UK Space Agency and the Welsh Government.
Representatives from 1Spatial; Arqiva; Arthur Cox; Baringa Partners; BPE Solicitors; BPI; British Educational Suppliers Association; Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner; BT; BT Group; Cambridge Consultants; City University of London; Contego Sports; Coproduce Care; Cranfield University; defenddigitalme; Deloitte; Digital Jersey; Durham University; Elsevier; Foot Anstey; Genuit Group; Government Internal Audit Agency; Innovate UK; Ipathdigital Community Interest Company; Jacobs; Jisc; Jonas Software UK; Loughborough University; Manufacturing Technology Centre; Microsoft; Monzo Bank; Music Publishers Association; National Institute for Health Research; NETSCC; New College of Humanities, London; NHS Digital; Oxford Brookes University; Pinsent Masons; Playtech; Royal Air Force; SAGE Publishing; Sky UK; Slaughter and May; Taylor & Francis; Technation; Teesside University; The Centre for Modelling & Simulation; The Data Lab; The eAssessment Association; Trilateral Research; UK Open Government Network - algorithmic working group; University of Bath; University of Buckingham; University of Edinburgh; University of Leeds; University of Northumbria; University of Nottingham; University of Surrey; WarnerMedia; West of England AHSN and Which?.
Press: AI Business; IT Pro; Satellite Evolution Group; Warren Communications News and ZDNet.
